Garment enveloping bag



May 30,, 1933. J SAULMER 9 3 GARMENT ENVELOPING BAG Filed May 25, 1932 Patented May 39, 1933 UNIT JOSEPH SAULNIER, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS GARMENT ENVELOPING BAG Application filed May 23,

This invention relates to a garment en veloping bag, that is a bag of the open bottom type for the reception of a garment car ried by a garment hanger, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, bag of such type having means to greatly facilitate the enveloping of the garment by the bag when desired; enable for readily enveloping the garment by the bag when they are disposed upon a horizontal supporting surface or counter; and prevent the employment of n eans exteriorly of the bag to provide for the latter to envelope the garment in vertically arranged, superposed, suspended position.

To the above ends essentially and others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of such parts and such combinations of parts which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bag in accordance with this invention and showing the position thereof, with. respect to a garment which is to be employed thereby and with the garment mounted on a garment hanger.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bar positioned in a manner as referred to with respect to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the bag enveloping a garment on garment hanger.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the bag.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary View in elevation of a bag in accordance with this invention illustrating the bag (:lctachably anchored and in position to be drawn in a direction from its anchorage to envelope the hanger and garment in the latter.

Referring to the drawing, 1 denotes a garment hanger and 2 a garment mounted on the latter.

The bag referred to generally at 3 is formed from a web of any suitable material, preferably paper and comprises a body part 4 having an open bottom 5, a top 6 provided with oppositely inclined spaced outer edge portions 7, 8 and a straight edge por- 1932. Serial No. 613,041.

tion 9 arranged between the inner ends of the portions 7, 8.

The body part l includes a front 10 and a back 11. and the latter has a central top edge portion 12 which is spaced inwardly from the edge portion 9 and provides the inner end wall of an opening 13 arranged centrally of the front 11 at the upper end of body part 4:. The edge portions 7, 8 are provided by folding the web to form a aair of oppositely disposed, spaced triangular shaped folds 14 which are secured to the outer face of the front 11. A. part 15 of the inner edge of each fold forms one of the side walls of opening 13. The outer end of the latter is permanently open. The opening 13 is of rectangular contour.

Arranged centrally and lengthwise of body part 41-, extending through opening 13, projecting beyond edge portion 9 and extended from the open bottom 5 is a suspension membcr 16 in the form of a flat narrow sever-able strap provided at each end with an eyelet. The eyelets are designated 17, 18. The member 16 is temporarily connected to body part 4t by a body of cementitious material, and as shown the member 16 at its upper end and in proximity to eyelet 18 has one side thereof secured by a small body of cementitious material 19 to the inner face of back 10 at the longitudinal center of the latter.

A stack of bags can be suspended vertically or disposed horizontally by a suitable anchoring means 20 extending through the eyelets 18 of the members 16 which are detachably connected to the bag body. The members 16 being formed of a material of sufficient strength to carry the weight of the garment. The members 16 are secured to the bag bodies in a manner so that the weight of a bag body will not cause a separation of the bag body and member when the latter is suspended until a pull is had on the bag body.

In use, when a suspension member is an chored by the eyelet 18 thereof, the hanger is attached to eyelet 17 then by pulling on the bag; body in a direction towards eyelet 17, the bag body will drop down or be moved to enclose the garment until the latter abuts the inner face of the top of the bag and the hook part of the hanger extends through opening 13. The hanger is then disconnected from eyelet 17. It is readily apparent that the structural arrangement operated in the manner referred to is a great time saver compared to the garment bagging devices now in general use.

hat I claim is In a garment enveloping bag, a suspension member normally arranged in and for suspension of the bag to position a hanger and agarment carried by the latter to be enveloped by the bag, said member extending lengthwise of the bag and consisting of a strap provided with means at one end for attaching the hanger thereto and of a length greater than that of the bag to extend from each end of the latter, combined with a body of cement applied to the inner face of the bag and to said member for temporarily attaching the member to the bag until the start of a bagging action is applied to the member. 1

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

JOSEPH SAULNIER. 

